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Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008-image
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Peter Beard's End of the Game Hardcover – Last Word from Paradise 2008

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brand: Taschen Item Weight: 54.9 Oz Topic: Hunting, Subjects & Themes / General LCCN: 2011-377586 Publisher: Taschen Illustrator: Yes Dewey Decimal: 799.2609676 TitleLeading: The Author: Peter Beard Item Height: 1.2 in Language: English Intended Audience: Trade ISBN-10: 3836505304 Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 280 Pages Publication Year: 2008 ISBN-13: 9783836505307 Book Title: End of the Game : the Last Word from Paradise LC Classification Number: SK255.A33 Synopsis: A landmark book on Africa revisited: The origins, history, and prospects of big game in Africa Researched, photographed, and compiled over 20 years, Peter Beard's End of the Game tells the tale of the enterprisers, explorers, missionaries, and big-game hunters whose quests for adventure and "progress" were to change the face of Africa in the 20th century. This landmark volume is assembled from hundreds of historical photographs and writings, starting with the building of the Mombasa Railroad ("The Lunatic Line") and the opening-up of darkest Africa. The stories behind the heroic figures in Beard's work--Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Courtney Selous, Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), Denys Finch-Hatton (the romantic hero of Out of Africa ), Philip Percival, J. A. Hunter, Ernest Hemingway, and J. H. Patterson (who became famous as the relentless hunter of the "Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo")--are all contextualized by Beard's own photographs of the enormous region. Shot in the 1960s and '70s in the Tsavo lowlands during the elephant-habitat crisis and then in Uganda parks, Beard's studies of elephant and hippo population dynamics document the inevitable overpopulation and starvation of tens of thousands of elephants and rhinos. Originally published in 1965 and updated in 1977, this classic is resurrected by TASCHEN with rich duotone reproduction and a new foreword by internationally renowned travel and fiction writer Paul Theroux. Touching on themes such as distance from nature, density and stress, loss of common sense, and global emergencies, this seminal picture history of eastern Africa in the first half of the 20th century shows us the origins of the wildlife crisis on the continent, a phenomenon which bears a remarkable resemblance to the overpopulation and climate crises we face today., Researched, photographed, and compiled over 20 years, Beard's "End of the Game" tells the tale of the enterprisers, explorers, missionaries, and big-game hunters who changed the face of Africa in the 20th century., A landmark book on Africa revisited: The origins, history, and prospects of big game in Africa Researched, photographed, and compiled over 20 years, Peter Beard's End of the Game tells the tale of the enterprisers, explorers, missionaries, and big-game hunters whose quests for adventure and "progress" were to change the face of Africa in the 20th century. This landmark volume is assembled from hundreds of historical photographs and writings, starting with the building of the Mombasa Railroad ("The Lunatic Line") and the opening-up of darkest Africa. The stories behind the heroic figures in Beard's work--Theodore Roosevelt, Frederick Courtney Selous, Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), Denys Finch-Hatton (the romantic hero of Out of Africa), Philip Percival, J. A. Hunter, Ernest Hemingway, and J. H. Patterson (who became famous as the relentless hunter of the "Man-Eating Lions of Tsavo")--are all contextualized by Beard's own photographs of the enormous region. Shot in the 1960s and '70s in the Tsavo lowlands during the elephant-habitat crisis and then in Uganda parks, Beard's studies of elephant and hippo population dynamics document the inevitable overpopulation and starvation of tens of thousands of elephants and rhinos. Originally published in 1965 and updated in 1977, this classic is resurrected by TASCHEN with rich duotone reproduction and a new foreword by internationally renowned travel and fiction writer Paul Theroux. Touching on themes such as distance from nature, density and stress, loss of common sense, and global emergencies, this seminal picture history of eastern Africa in the first half of the 20th century shows us the origins of the wildlife crisis on the continent, a phenomenon which bears a remarkable resemblance to the overpopulation and climate crises we face today. Item Length: 10.7 in gtin13: 9783836505307 Dewey Edition: 22 Item Width: 9.9 in Genre: Sports & Recreation, Photography

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The End of the Game: The Last Word from Paradise by Peter H. Beard May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

  1. This book is a stunning visual journey through Africa’s vanishing wildlife, captured by Peter Beard’s incredible photography and storytelling. The hardcover edition is in great condition—pages are clean and unmarked, with only minor wear. A must-have for art and nature lovers, it’s both haunting and beautiful. Perfect for collectors or anyone passionate about conservation.

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